Middle income vs Nigeria: Oil rents
Middle income
1.5%
in 2021
Nigeria
6.2%
in 2021
Middle income rank
27th
Nigeria rank
25th
Oil rents over time
- Middle income
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 6.2% against 1.5% in Middle income, a difference of 4.7%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 4.1 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Middle income ahead.
Middle income ranks 27th and Nigeria ranks 25th of 47 groups.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.8% | 14.5% | 9.8% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 9.3% | 3.5% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 16.6% | 13.5% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 14.6% | 10.2% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 8.3% | 5.7% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 4.8% | 3.6% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents, Middle income or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 6.2% against 1.5% in Middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents between Middle income and Nigeria?
- 4.7%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Nigeria?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Middle income and Nigeria rank globally for oil rents?
- Middle income ranks 27th and Nigeria ranks 25th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Oil rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Oil rents are the difference between the value of crude oil production at regional prices and total costs of production.